It's designed to remain safe after mulitple impacts. Detailing is on point too, with a goggle loop at the rear and mesh covering the main and ear vents. The build quality really does make other skate style lids look inferior.

The ingredients are highly rated, however; despite the relatively high carb content, the consistency is smooth and light to swallow, while the taste is excellent - packed with natural raspberry flavour, but not overly sweet.

The big lenses are very wide for brilliant peripheral vision, and the fitted hydrophobic (allows water to run off to reduce distortion) Clarion Blue lens has a useful medium brown tint that warms colours and enhance sharpness.

On your feet the Empires fell remarkably simple, smooth and comfortable thanks to the sheer lack of seams and panels. Looking at the uppers you'd imagine the Empires would be quite sweaty due to the lack of mesh panels or cutouts. Giro has got around this by using a super-thin, highly breathable material.

Optical clarity is superb with minimal distortion at the edge of the lens. The frames are high-tech Grilamid TR-90, which is a lightweight, flexible and super-strong nylon, and to stop these glasses slipping down during intense efforts, the ear and nosepieces are coated in Hydrophilic (water loving) rubber.